Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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